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Upgrading Your System to a Cluster
Configuration
This section provides additional procedures for upgrading your non-clustered system to a
Dell™ PowerEdge™ Cluster SE500W solution with the cluster components currently installed
in your system. These cluster configurations include the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000 Advanced
Server, and Windows Server™ 2003 Enterprise Edition operating systems with MSCS.
Certification Requirements
All hardware components of the PowerEdge Cluster SE500W must pass Microsoft Windows
Hardware Qualification Labs (MS WHQL) certification. Each cluster configuration must be
certified and qualified against the latest MSCS certification program.
Before You Begin
Before you upgrade your non-clustered system to a Cluster SE500W solution:
• Back up the data on your cluster nodes.
• Verify that your cluster hardware and storage systems meet the minimum system
requirements for a Cluster SE500W as described in "System Requirements."
• Verify that your cluster hardware and storage systems are installed and configured properly as
explained in the following sections:
– "Cabling Your Cluster Hardware"
– "Preparing Your Systems for Clustering"
Dell certifies and supports only Cluster SE500W solutions that are configured with the Dell
products described in this guide. For a description of the PowerEdge cluster components, see
the Platform Guide.
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